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Tornado causes damage, power outages as it rips through Denair

The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday a tornado touched down in the town of Denair in Stanislaus County. It only lasted a few moments, but it left behind a lot of damage as many residents also lost power.

The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday a tornado touched down in the town of Denair in Stanislaus County. It only lasted a few moments, but it left behind a lot of damage as many residents also lost power.

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Updated: 5:55 AM PST Nov 16, 2015

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WEBVTT MOVES BY THE MILITARY, AND THE HUNT FOR A TERROR SUSPECT. ANNOUNCER: KCRA THREE NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW. BRIAN: WE START WITH THE TORNADO THAT LEFT A PATH OF DESTRUCTION. TONIGHT, NEIGHBORS ARE STILL ASSESSING THE DAMAGE. OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE LUCKY NO ONE WAS KILLED. TONIGHT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN. EDIE: IT LASTED A FEW MOMENTS, BUT LEFT BEHIND A LOT OF DAMAGE. WE ARE THERE WHERE RESIDENTS ARE DESCRIBING EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAW AND HEARD. RESIDENTS CALL IT AS -- DESCRIBE IT AS A ROAR, I TALKED WITH ONE MAN WHO TELLS ME, HE WAS NOT BACKED BY THE WIND, AS SOON AS HE OPENED THE DOOR TO INVESTIGATE. GET AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AS THE 20 THROUGH THE TOWN. THAT IS A SERIOUS TORNADO. WE HAVE TO GET INSIDE. I THOUGHT, THOSE CLOUDS ARE SCARY. KNOCKING OVER TREES. THERE IS A BARN AND A HOUSE DOWN. TEARING UP ROOFTOPS, AND THROWING DEBRIS INTO THE AIR. I SAW WIND, I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD SEE IT. WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN, CARPORT CAVED IN THE WINDOWS OF SHATTERED, AND POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT THE ENTIRE TOWN. WE ARE DEVASTATED. IS LIKE ONE OF THOSE MOVIES. EVERYONE WAS JUMPING INTO THE BACK OF CABS, TRIED TO TAKE OFF, I WAS FREAKING OUT BECAUSE BOTH CARS WERE TOSSED. I SAID, HOW WOULD WE LEAVE. CREWS WORKED FOR HOURS TO RESTORE POWER. THE AREA WEST OF SANTA FE HAS BEEN RESTORED. THE AREA USED OF SANTA FE WILL BE RESTORED AS WE CAN REPAIR THE PRIMARY SERVICE LINE'S FIRST. EQUITIES PLUS FIRE CREWS FROM THE AREA MOVED INTO HELP RESIDENTS CLEAN UP THE DAMAGE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RARE. REPORTER: MANY ARE SURPRISED NO ONE WAS HURT. IT WAS HORRIBLE. REPORTER: OFFICIALS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOMES WERE DAMAGED, THE NATIONAL WEATHER

Tornado causes damage, power outages as it rips through Denair

The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday a tornado touched down in the town of Denair in Stanislaus County. It only lasted a few moments, but it left behind a lot of damage as many residents also lost power.